1. Which style of music values a clear singing voice to express the simple, direct, and often patriotic lyrics?

How does viewing byzantine representational art as icons/windows change the interpretations we give them?

Some have called jazz music “america’s classical music.” what is meant by this statement? do you agree or disagree?

Which of the following statements is not true? like haydn and many other composers of the classical period, beethoven was most successful financially when in the service of the aristocracy. the finale of beethoven's ninth symphony is based on schiller's poem about human brotherhood, ode to joy. beethoven opened new realms of musical expression that profoundly influenced composers throughout the nineteenth century. in the finale of his ninth symphony, beethoven took the unprecedented step of using a chorus and four solo vocalists.